Comments on: That Elusive Red Orb

By: Lidian

Lidian — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:09:39 +0000

Well, at least you have the gutter across the street! Up here in Canada, we are eating the pink styrofoam and waiting for next summer. Actually I think they do grow over in leamington, Ontario, ketchup capital of North America, but not in December…

By: Blicky Kitty

Blicky Kitty — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:31:07 +0000

Oooh I love that smell, but was sad about my first growing attempt this year.
If my growing capabilities are a measure of my moral stature than I am in serious danger…

By: melly

melly — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:47:34 +0000

I am sure your neighbor doesn’t mind…right?
On the other hand….you are most welcome to some of my tomatoes…which are almost “done” for the season. I am glad I canned a bunch…but then those don’t make great sandwiches.
I just finished having a fresh tomato AND cucumber sandwich with garlic/dill mustard. Delicious.

By: mrsmouthy

mrsmouthy — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:17:27 +0000

I’m from Seattle and I actually thought the definition of “tomato” is “a crunchy, flavorless, non-vegetable.” Am I mistaken? At any rate, I’ll have to seek out these special “organic” tomatoes that you speak of…

By: black betty

black betty — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:02:27 +0000

i gotta hold of me some red, ripe ones yesterday. dang they were good!!! gutter maters, huh? interesting…

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:54:02 +0000

I tried to DIY tomatoes, but only the squirrels got a chance to appreciate the effort.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:53 +0000

I…heart…you…but totally in a non-billy goat sort of way! *blush*
I am now your stalker here and twitter!

By: Mrs. G.

Mrs. G. — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:22:10 +0000

There is nothing, nothing as good as a tomato right off the vine.

By: zenmom

zenmom — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:26:56 +0000

Mmmmm, tomatoes … gguuaahhh. (How on earth DOES one spell the Homer Simpson-like drooling groan of culinary pleasure?)
Anway … I got so fed up with the terrible selection at the local market – and even the local farmer’s market – that I started growing my own.
The Hubby won’t eat tomatoes unless they are ketchup or pizza sauce, but he’s supportive of my culinary delusions, so he planted three itty-bitty tomato plants in a little patch of dirt in the backyard.
They did not stay itty-bitty long.
That little corner of the yard now looks like some prehistoric jungle populated by little fat, red, natives.
I’ve made tomato salsa, tomato sauces, tomato purees, tomato slices for sandwiches, tomato wedges for salads, tomato cubes for tacos, we even put some on a shish kabob and barbecued ‘em … I’m like the Bubba Gump of tomatoes.
I’m secretly glad the tomato season is coming to close.

By: Alex L.

Alex L. — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:49:26 +0000

I’m not the biggest fan of tomatos but I eat them. What I hate is when making pizza people use cherry tomatos. You get like one bite of tomato five mouthfuls… not the point of pizza people, anyway I think I’m off track!

By: Twenty Four At Heart

Twenty Four At Heart — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:18:39 +0000

Now you’ve made me crave a good tomato. And you’re right – they are tasteless most of the time. why is that? I’m too tired to crave a tomato. Why did you do that to your poor exhausted friend Twenty Four??

By: dennisthevizsla

dennisthevizsla — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:29:55 +0000

These days, the only good tomato is one you grow yourself. Everything else is a Christmas ornament.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:57:26 +0000

Agreed! What is with the disgusting tomatoes? And they aren’t even red here, they are a weird orange color!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:08:55 +0000

What, real tomatoes aren’t supposed to be nauseatingly mushy, taste like PlayDoh, and of a pale red color? Then what have I been hating all of these years?

By: 6 Degrees

6 Degrees — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:57:47 +0000

NGIP –
It just occurred to me…Is an NGIP fan considered a “fanny”? (Ugh…nevermind. Just slap me for that). I have several dozen LUSH, RED, RIPE, HEIRLOOM tomatoes (Cherokees, Brandywines, romas, and possibly even a Mortgage Lifter or two) in my garden right at this instant. I’m willing to share if you’re going to be in E. Sac/Midtown anytime soon. And, no, I absolutely do not want sex in return. Did I also mention they’re organic?

By: Lynn K.

Lynn K. — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:55:51 +0000

so true! I’ve never gotten a truly red ripe tomato in a restaurant. just the pretty pink styrofoam ones.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:20:01 +0000

It’s a fruit, and it only is grown in NJ. All other tomatoes are inferior.

By: Omyword!

Omyword! — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:36:07 +0000

I grew tomatoes once in my garden in California and once I tasted that fresh deliciousness, I could never go back.
And, one of my favorite lines in life is, “Who do I have to fuck to get a [insert desired thing] around here?” Sigh. Such a satisfying sentence.

By: Preston

Preston — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:05:03 +0000

I love tomatoes! And being from NJ, the Garden State, I know tomatoes. You just can’t beat a good Jersey tomato, even if they are gutter grown.

By: Laurin

Laurin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:58:32 +0000

What a great rant. I had this rant yesterday. I’d rather do without tomato than eat those flavorless ones from the grocery store and some restaurants. We do have great tomatoes at our nearby produce stand.
Also, if Taco Bell had really good tomatoes I would probably eat there every day, so I’m glad theirs suck.